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When I went for an alignment i was told my tie rod was seized up and I guess they couldn't get it to move to adjusti it. Now when I'm below 10mph and braking relatively hard to come to a stop my steering wheel pulls hard to the left if im not holding it and feels like its loose.

That alignment should not cause that issue. Jack the car up. Grab each front wheel at 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock and shake it back and forth. It should be tight and you should feel no play. If there is a little wiggle or play, get under the car (with it safely supported by a jackstand), have someone else shake the wheel, and figure out what has play. If nothing has play then I would suspect another problem. Do any brake work lately?

That alignment should not cause that issue. Jack the car up. Grab each front wheel at 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock and shake it back and forth. It should be tight and you should feel no play. If there is a little wiggle or play, get under the car (with it safely supported by a jackstand), have someone else shake the wheel, and figure out what has play. If nothing has play then I would suspect another problem. Do any brake work lately?

Ok i didnt think that small of a difference would do any thing. No brake work since I've bought the car last November. There is definitely some play somewhere. I will try what you suggested tomorow.

Just because you haven't had any brake work doesn't mean it can't be the brakes. I had a pulling-under-braking issue with one of my Camaros recently that was a seized guide pin. It was an easy enough diagnosis and fix (for me... don't know your mechanical aptitude).

I do question why you didn't just get the tie rod replaced so that you could get a proper alignment.

Interesting, didn't get a chance to check out the car today but its weird cause when braking at 40-80 the car seems fine with no pull at all, also when driving at those speeds car does not pull at all unless road is sloped in which case it pulls a bit. Really think its something loose in the swaybar or tier rod or something cause it just feels loose and unpredictable at certain low speed situations. Really odd as I would think it would do it at high speeds as well. Ill check the play in the front wheels tomorow and report back .